Stay in, Stay Zen — MIKCexplore

A collection of virtual yoga, fitness, and meditation classes to keep you sane and in shape!

Cooped up? In need of some feel-good endorphins? Tune into some of these virtual workout alternatives to keep the kooky from setting in and connect to yourself. Feeling generous? Keep reading to learn how you can support the local businesses that are doing their best to serve you and keep your mind-body relationship happy. Take a deep breath, drink some water, and dive in… Namaste.

FITNESS:

Power Life Yoga

Set yourself up in a quiet space with your mat and any props you might need. Create your free YouTube account and subscribe to their channel here.

Barre3 Kansas City

Barre3 is offering 20% off their online memberships. Your dollars will go towards supporting the small business owner and the barre3 Kansas City team. You’ll get access to hundreds of videos ranging from 10 to 60 minutes. No props are needed and you can cancel anytime. ⁣Barre3 appreciates your support during this difficult time!

Karma Tribe KC

Join Karma Tribe online for new formats taught by different teachers every day! Sign up for classes like Align, Yin, Flow, Flow & Stretch, Begin, and more via the Karma Tribe Yoga app or website for classes with ONLINE in the title. You can use your normal membership or purchase options. Be sure to sign up at least 30 minutes before classes start! Download the “Zoom Cloud Meetings” app to your smartphone device, tablet, or computer and create an account. You will then receive an email with their Zoom link 1 hour before your live class. You can also subscribe to their YouTube Channel for tutorials and testimonials!

Pure Barre

Pure Barre is offering creative alternatives for their virtual class equipment! Replace weights with soup cans or water bottles, instead of a ball use a rolled up towel or small pillow, a towel or panty hose can be used to substitute for resistance bands, and to replace the barre, you can use a chair, back of your couch, wall or countertop! Their kicked off their first FREE live classes last March 19th. Just visit Pure Barre GO on Facebook to join in the fun! Keep yourself up to date on their daily class schedule and check their instagram @pure_barre.

Inner Space Yoga

Inner Space is keeping you zen with daily classes at 9-10am, 12-1pm, 6-7pm daily and 10:30-11:30am weekends. Download Zoom and sign up for a class online by clicking BOOK NOW at least 30 minutes before the class time. These online classes will be available on a sliding scale ($5, $7 or $10), or students may use existing credit and memberships. If your income is not affected by COVID-19, they are also welcoming the full drop-in price if you wish to support them in that way. You will receive a Zoom invite for the class via email at least 10 minutes before it begins. Please be sure the email address on your Wellness Living account is current. Oh, and be sure to mute your microphone and turn your volume up!

Orangetheory

Just because you’re social distancing doesn’t mean you can’t earn some Splats! Orangetheory At Home workouts are available now!

Core Energy

Core Energy’s virtual classes started March 23rd! Sign up online using MindBody or their website coreenergykc.com. Download Zoom App and join a class here!

Core Energy Virtual Schedule: Monday-Friday 6am, Noon and 5:45pm Vinyasa, Saturday 8:30am Meditation, Saturday 9-10:15 Vinyasa, Sunday 9-10:15 Vinyasa, Sunday 5:30pm Yin

Core Power Yoga

Everyone has free access to a special collection of online classes through CorePower Yoga On Demand. New classes will be available weekly!

Fusion Fitness KC

Fusion is keeping the community connected through IG Live classes. Every day at 9am and noon you can tune into classes featuring different teachers and formats like Hustle HIIT, Fusion Mix, BBC, Switch Up, Sweat Lab and more! You can follow Sweat Lab (@sweatlab) to get online workouts and meal plans! You can purchase your favorite classes to keep forever or subscribe for unlimited classes. They have over 50 to choose from! If you are enjoying their live classes, these hard-working fusionistas ask that you consider donating $5 - $10 per class through Venmo @fusionfitness.

Health House

Tune into Health House’s IGTV Live at 11am Central. They’ve challenged everyone to a 30 for 30 day challenge meaning 30 “Jonny Jacks” for 30 days to keep building muscles and release those feel-good endorphins at home! They also have tons of workout ideas in their “HH at Home” story highlight. You just need a little bit of space and a positive attitude!

KC Yoga Kula

Online practice started March 22nd! KC Yoga Kula is offering 2-5 classes daily. These online classes are available for anyone with a membership or you can purchase drop-in classes or packages. Their intro pack is a steal with 2 weeks of unlimited classes for just $20! They also offer 25% off to anyone who works in the service industry, teachers, students, and seniors!

Yoga Patch

Yoga Patch in Waldo is hosting a limited in-person class schedule with only 9 spots per class. Sign up online to reserve your place. Yoga Patch is encouraging all students to bring their own mats, props, towels or eye pillows to class and to wash your hands before and after class for 20 seconds with hot water to ward off germs!

MEDITATION:

Calm App

Calm wanted to share the tools they use to take care of their minds and stay grounded. They’ve created a free resources page with free meditations, sleep stories, talks, music, body movement, meditation for kids, and more for you to help keep your feet on the ground during these uncertain times. What better time to start your meditative journey than now? Take a deep breath.

Headspace App

Headspace is providing a free collection of meditations, sleep, and movement exercises, and articles to help you out however you’re feeling called Weathering the Storm.

BREATHWORK:

Denise Cooper, a Kansas City native and breathwork facilitator, is offering a donation based 90-minute Virtual Breathwork Circle at 3pm Central for the next four Sundays! What does that mean? Breathwork is an active meditation that uses the breath as a vehicle to release emotional debris out of the body and nervous system. It can help you find a home within your body, open the heart and break patterns of depression or anxiety. It is a self-healing practice that is an efficient and potent way to emotionally detox. You will leave feeling lighter, softer, more open and connected to your intuition. Like the sound of that? You can sign up for her event here.